There's an odd phenomenon with Jeremy Lin where many people want to see him fail. I can't tell you how often I peruse my Twitter feed, only to find someone exclaiming that they knew he couldn't play all along.
The backlash is Lin's unearned burden. He didn't ask for the month of "Linsanity!" and he didn't leave New York in an unprofessional manner. But some way, somehow, the guy became the focus of a lot of jealous resentment.
People don't like to look foolish, and Jeremy Lin's success would make this happen. The teams that passed on him, the draftniks who dismissed him, the Knicks fans who became convinced that they didn't need him, all of these groups are looking for a reason to say, "Ah-ha! I told you he wasn't any good!"
@sherwoodstrauss I think you can divide them up into groups. The scouts/media who don't want to proven wrong about him. And there's the fans
— Daniel M (@NewYorkDanm) November 27, 2012
These various groups are cheering the current Lin state of things. Jeremy's shooting terribly, .348 from the field by last measure. The anti-Lin pundits and fans are cheering that which they "always" knew. Jeremy's a ...
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Why It’s Time to Pump the Brakes on Criticizing Jeremy Lin
November 27th, 2012 by Ethan Sherwood Strauss Leave a reply »
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